# BH22 9RZ: area report for a postcode in Dorset

BH22 9RZ is a postcode in Dorset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dorset. Open the map at BH22 9RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [BH22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh22) › [BH22 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh22-9)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 75% on July. Dorset 018B: 20 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **Bournemouth, 9.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **No property in BH22 9RZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH22 9RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at BH22 9RZ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ferndown Upper School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndown-upper-school-e113854) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ferndown Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndown-middle-school-e148163) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ferndown First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndown-first-school-e148161) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [West Moors Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-moors-middle-school-e113861) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakhurst Community First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakhurst-community-first-school-e142500) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-first-school-and-nursery-e142514) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £755,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £446,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2023 | £285,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: BALMORAL LODGE DENTAL PRACTICE (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Ferndown​ - Wimborne Road Express (690 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £325,154** (July 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £325,154 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,462** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dorset earned a median of £37,462 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 140th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.7×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Dorset has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 116th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dorset 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.2** (2025). Dorset 018B has a deprivation score of 5.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,032nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £508,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 018B was £508,000 in 2025. Joint 4,563rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,464** (2021). Dorset 018B had 1,464 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,274th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.2%** (January 2026). In Dorset 018B, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BH22 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £406,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH22 was £406,250 in 2025. 574th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,697** (2021). BH22 had 27,697 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,049th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in BH22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 77.4%** (January 2026). In BH22, 77.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Centre: 50.8128, -1.8918

Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Christchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/christchurch): Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.8918,50.8128,BH229RZ

## How to cite

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